WHAT'S LEW PUSSYCAT? (Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah..)

It looks like Lewis Hamilton is as fast a mover off the track as he is on it...

The F1 ace, 22, went back to his hotel with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger after they met at the MTV Europe Awards on Thursday night.

Lewis - who presented a gong at the Munich show - had congratulated Nicole, 29, on her stage performance. When later asked about the Baby Love singer, he told an interviewer: "She's beautiful. Can you feel the heat, man?"

An onlooker added: "Lewis looked very much like the cat who got the cream when he found himself sitting next to Nicole at the show.

"He couldn't stop smiling as they chatted for ages about music and how much of a fan he was of her work. They were very touchy feely."

But Lewis moved up a gear at a post-awards private party at a club.

A partygoer said: "Nicole performed again for the second time that night and immediately sat down next to Lewis afterwards to continue where they'd left off.

"By the end of the night they were both roaring with laughter together. At one point, Lewis leaned over and whispered in her ear, 'Do you want to go somewhere more intimate?'"

The pair later headed back to their hotel and had a couple of drinks in the bar. They then disappeared up to their rooms together at 4am. A source said: "Lewis emerged several hours later and completely missed his checkout time."

Lewis has been linked to a string of beauties after splitting with long-term girlfriend Jodia Ma in March, including Sarah Ojjeh, 18, daughter of his McLaren team's billionaire co-owner.